An evening celebrating Haitian history, culture, and resistance, themed around revolution and timed to Haitian Flag Day. Includes a screening of short films by filmmaker Lunise Cerin, exhibition tours, and group discussions.
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Hosted by: Kislak Center
Join us for this education-based evening celebrating Haitian history, culture, and resistance, The evening is themed around revolution and timed to Haitian Flag Day (May 18).
Following an opening reception and tours of the current exhibition in the Kislak Center, The Time to Right All Wrong: France, Haiti, and Philadelphia in a Revolutionary Age, there will be a screening of short films, including Victorine, by Philadelphia-based Haitian-American filmmaker Lunise Cerin, exploring identity, diaspora, and Haitian cultural practice, and documentaries by Owning Our Future. A group discussion on sovereignty, resistance, and what Haiti's return to the global stage means will conclude the evening.
A Drapo-making workshop will run throughout the evening, with an account of the history and significance of these Haitian flags.
Hosted by the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books & Manuscripts at the Penn Libraries against the backdrop of the current exhibition in the Goldstein Gallery on the Haitian and French Revolutions.
This event is co-sponsored by the Black Alliance for Peace Philadelphia and by Kolektivo Sin Nombre. Kolektivo Sin Nombre is a collective of Afro-descendent and Latine artists, organizers, and cultural activists based in Philadelphia who practice creative resistance against militarization and imperialism across the Caribbean.
The University of Pennsylvania, located in the heart of the city, was at the center of the dramatic events of 1776 and the Revolution that followed. 250 years later, partners across the university are exploring how history can help us better understand the present and create a sustainable and inclusive future.
The exhibition The Time to Right All Wrongs surveys the revolutions that shook the Atlantic world in the 1790s, and the profound changes that resulted, from France to Haiti to Philadelphia.